Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-04-12

dangerous amount Of the color. This y
changed now. The cheap sutline colou pro.
endless variety and shade, including even
gold color, have revolutiouis0d dyeing, snu
large quantities are sold by druggists ~
exceedingly low prices. They are not poison.
oua But those who cannot 60 even 70 Tue
expense of purchasing for fifteen cents the |
three primary coiors-red, blue and yellow
can obtain number OF fine tnects from com.
mouplace articles at hand. Red onion skins
will produce rich yellow.b brown any piece
OF common calico, with heeiing color, II
wrapped about an egg aud Immersed IN nOt
water q short time, will tinge the egg. Ola
/ artificial flowers are good Tor the purpose,
aud they offer u great variety of beautiful
tints. A good purple may be made Of ordi.
nary aniline ink. The eggs may be inscribed
with designs 10y scratching the shell with
needle or penkniis point, or by drawing
upon them, after being dyed, with acetic
acid or, the design may he drawn on pre-.
viously with WAX or parsihne.
The egg idea of Easter has been developed
into many pleasing couceits. On every hsnd
In toy stores and confectionery establish
ments everything Is subordinated TO the oval
| shape. Egg-shaped baskets containing sweet
| meats, nest-shaped baskets ii lied With colored
| straw, In the midst OF which are tiny sugared
| eggs and chocolate egg shells in two sections
| SO as to form bon. bon boxes, ornainenteu
| with tlsgrees of " wh,te sugar, ill all the win.
| dows On prominent thoroughfares In BAL
| timore the conisctoner sits III his window
| with a little cone-shaped paper bag, througn
| the apex Of which he sQueezes thin stream
| of white sugar mixture, which he deity lays
| on the egg in siuuous designs. sign AT the
| door informs the passer by that names VIII
| be "put on sugar eggs while you walt Tor
| sll the world like the man who blocks your
hat or the barber who cuts your hair under
| the same conditions.
| In the toy and novelty line We have thou.
sand sorts OF iancies. Here is shown white
ostrich she'll decorated with ribbons and ex
| hibitipg on its surface some floral or scrip
| tursl decoration, and there We ind yellow
| chick issuing from its white prison into .
| world of politics aud railroad deals. Ihere
| are German eggs containing coored pictures
aud others brightly eilded. The most popu
lar OF all are the American china eggs dyed
, | ir mottled colorA This Is also essentially
Baltimore Industry. Some years ago the
| method was the secret OF n Pennsyivanla
manufacturer Baltimore man discovered
| the secret of applying the colo1 IN sPlri
| vsrnish and he sent this year out OF the city
500 gross, besides supplying the home trade
| The eggs retail at tive and ten cents apiece.
| Easter eggs have their uses The small boy
| on the succeeding day has often an inward
| unrest and perturbation of soul from the
hard boiled eggs he has gormandized. Yet
| this proves only that seeming SORROWS are
| but blessings in disguise The boiled egg ls
| the early fruit that prepares the small boys
| stomach for the deadly June apple and othel
| summer delights. But tor the touching and
| beautiful custom OF allowing the urchin Il
| hil himself with as much As he can hold o
| this deicacy, many future statesman woulc
| only be be born 10. .be moved down as gras
when the green peach aud the watermelon
start on their devastating career.